In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
The promise belongs to the counsel of Eliphaz. Statements in that counsel about God and about Job are not to be received as reliable merely because they appear in that speech. They must be tested against inspired Scripture, since Eliphaz and the other friends did not speak truthfully about God or about Job.
The verse promises that in famine God will redeem from death. In war He will preserve and rescue from the power of the sword. The rescue is God's promised care extended to a person in those two perils.
That deliverance is for the faithful, for God's chosen people. It stands as assurance that He can preserve and deliver them in times of famine and war. The help assured is extraordinary divine help for extraordinary times.
These assurances express God's ultimate care in ultimately preserving His people. They promise that He will ultimately preserve them from death in famine and from the sword in war. They have been proved true many times in the past experience of His people.
The promise belongs to the counsel of Eliphaz. Statements in that counsel about God and about Job are not to be received as reliable merely because they appear in that speech. They must be tested against inspired Scripture, since Eliphaz and the other friends did not speak truthfully about God or about Job.
The verse promises that in famine God will redeem from death. In war He will preserve and rescue from the power of the sword. The rescue is God's promised care extended to a person in those two perils.
That deliverance is for the faithful, for God's chosen people. It stands as assurance that He can preserve and deliver them in times of famine and war. The help assured is extraordinary divine help for extraordinary times.
These assurances express God's ultimate care in ultimately preserving His people. They promise that He will ultimately preserve them from death in famine and from the sword in war. They have been proved true many times in the past experience of His people.